Music holder



July 7, 1931. A. BEYER 1,813,111

MUSIC HOLDER Filed March 11, 1929 2 sheets-shale; 1

I llll NT ATTO R NEY July 7 1931.. A. BEYERY 1,813,111

MUSIC HbLDER Filed March 11. 1 ,929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 may fllfr edBeyerXNVENTOR ATTO R NEY Patented July 1 71, 1931 mam) BE'YEB, or

Applicafllonflled-larch-ll, 1929. Serial No. 340,195.

Broadly my present'invention has reference Y to a loose leaf binder.Specifically the improvement isdesigned as a, holder for sheet muslc,orchestrations or other music folders I of any design.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device forthis purpose wherein the several sheets of music are effectively butremovably sustained between the coverings of ,a book of such size andpro ortion that the same maybe readily carrie in the pocket of the userand thereby dispense with the employment of the ordinary and somewhatbulky music portfolio. H

Still more speclfically the improvement comprises a plate the side edgesof which are fixed to awooden or like block arranged and secured ,to theback of the bookand the end edges of which are flanged in the samedirection to provide hangers, the ends of one of the hangers beingopened and closed by a spring wire gate, one of the sides of the bookbeing provided with a compartment in the nature of an envelope in whichis arranged as any desired number of holders for the sheet music, eachof said holders comprising a centrally folded and stitched, muslin orlike gummed sheet that is desi ed to. receive through the pocketprovided y the stitching a rod of a length to be received in thehangers,

the sheet music being secured by to the strips and centrally folded sothat the same will be snugly received in the'book and arranged in'theproper order in which the various pieces are to be played or sung.

To the attainment of the foregoing the invention consists in theimprovement hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

' In the drawings: 1

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improvement with the book open.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary elevation to illustrate the manner in whichthe music sheets are arranged in the hangers. I p

Figure 3 is a fragmentary top. plan view of the book in closed position.

Figure 4 is a sectional view approximately on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Fi re 5 is a transverse sectional view. ap-

proxlmately on the line 5-5 of Figure4.

the lower flange 6, but the 4 to provide ortions 8 to contact with thein- PATENT 0mm;

111mm. non rnm .irusrc 1101mm. 1

Figure 6 is a similar sectional view on the line 6-6 of Figure '4.

Figure 7 is a perspective view looking toward one end of the plate thatcarries the hangers.

1 Figure 8is a plan view of the gate for closing the hanger providedwith the open ends.

Figure 9 1s a side elevation of one of the holders complete. I

Figure 10 is a sectional view on the line' 10-10 of Figure 9.

In carrying out. my invention I make use of a book cover which includesstifl' sides 1 and a comparatively thin back 2. I As the book when notuse is designed to be carried in the pocket of the owner, the sides 1are comparatively narrow but, of course, are of a lengthto receive thesheet music therebetween. The back 2--isrounded outwardly and isreinforced by a block 3 which may be and preferably is of wood. Thisblock has an arched face which contacts with the concaved inner face ofthe back and the back and 'block are adhesively or otherwise securedtogether. The inner face of the block 3 is flat. Arranged against theinner flat face of the block there isan outwardly arched metal plate, 4.This plate has its edges bent inwardly, as at 5, and the-said bent ed esare received betwen the block 3 and the ack 2. The plate has its endsbent upon themselves over the 'face of the plate proper and these bentand arched portions afford the holders or hangers for the sheet music aswill presently be apparent. The lower arched flange 6 has its ends bentto close the said ends of ipper arched flan e 7 has its ends open. eflanges 6 and are bent transversely upon themselves nor. faces 0 thesaid arched members 6 and 7. This. strengthens the arched members '6 and7 and likewise rounds the outer edges thereof, as well asafiordingrestricted openings between the plate 4 and the flanges thatcomprise the hangers. The open ends of the upper hanger 7 are closed bya spring wire member best illustrated by igure 8 of the drawings. Thiswire member, indicated by.

7 thenumeral 9, has its'ends bent in the. same stand or removed forother purposes.

direction and the said ends are corrugated or rounded upon themselves inopposite directions, as at 10. The corrugated ends are designed to exerta tension toward each other and thereby effectively close the open endsof the upper hanger 7 By providing the corrugatedend portions of thegate 9, one of the said ends will serve as a fulcrum member when theother end is swung to partly open position as disclosed by Figure 2 ofthe drawings; the extremity of the ends of the gate are hook-shaped toengage with the ends of the top wall of the upper hanger 7 so that thegate is never entirely removed from the hanger. The gate can be openedfrom either end thereof.

Onthe inner face ofone of the sides of the cover just described I securea longitudinally extending compartment which is broadly indicated by thenumeral 11. Preferably the compartment is in the nature of an elongatedand comparatively narrow envelope, the same being normally closed by aflap 12 whose reduced end or tongue passesthrough a slot 13 in the outerface ofthe envelope or compartment 11 This compartment is designed. toreceive therein the holder members and the rods which have been re movedfrom the holder members when the music sheets have been removed from.thedevice and arranged upon an ordinary mp siic e holders each consists ofa centrally folded strip of muslin or like fabric. These strips areindicated in the drawings by the numeral 14. The strips, adjacent totheir fold- I ed portions are stitched together, as indicated by thenumeral 15. The stitching provides each of the holders with a pocket,and through each of these pockets there is passed a rod 16 which is of agreater length than the strips 14. The strips 14 have their outer facestreated with an adhesive, and on the compartment or envelope 11 thereare imprinted instructions regarding the manner in which the strips areto be adhesively attached to the music sheets.

These instructions may read as follows: Pull inside sheet of music outabout one inch. Moisten one of the strips and lay the same so the rodwill be on the center of the inside fold of the sheet of music. Moistenthe other strip and lay inside-sheet up to the stitching and rub thestrips against the music sheet so that both will be adhesively securedthereto. Slip rod in bottom hanger. Open gate and pass the second end ofthe rod into the upper hanger. sition. When using music outside ofholder, pull ro'd out of the strip and insert the rod in the envelope orcontainer 11. Single sheets of music are adhesively connected to oneface of the folded strips and double sheets have the strips arranged inthe foldthereof and the adhesive substance on the outer faces of Movegate to latched po-- the strips are moistened and thereby connected withthe inner faces of such double sheets. When the music sheets are of agreater width than that of the book such sheets are folded uponthemselves so that the same will be received between the sides or coversof the book.

The simplicity of the construction and the advantages of my improvementwill, it is thought, be understood and appreciated by those skilled inthe art to which such invention relates so that further detaileddescription will not be required. It is believed necessary to add,however that I do not wish to be restricted, to the precise detailsherein set forth and, therefore, hold myself entitled to make suchchanges therefrom as fairly fall within thescope of what I claim.

Having described the invention, I claim: 1. In combination, centrallyfolded and stitched gummed strips designed to be adhesively secured tosheets of music and rods passing between the stitching and the folds ofthe strips and projecting therebeyond, a book cover comprising a backand sides, an outwardly arched plate having its side edges fixed to theback and having its ends bent to provide hangers for the reception ofthe projectinlg ends of the rods. p v

2. n combination, centrally folded and, stitched gummed strips designedto be ad hesively secured to sheets of music and rods passing betweenthe stitching and the folds of the strips and projecting therebeyond, abook cover comprising a back and sides and a block which is secured tothe back, an outwardly arched plate having its side edges fixed betweenthe back and block and said plate having its ends bent to providehangers for the reception of the projecting ends of the rods, one ofsaidhangers having its-ends open and a spring 'wire gate having corru-.gated angle ends for closing the open ends of the hanger.

3. In combination, centrally folded and stitched gummed strips designedto be adhesively secured to sheets of music and rods passing between thestitching and the folds of the strips and projecting therebeyond, a bookcover comprising aback and sides, an

outwardly arched plate havin its side edges fixed to the back and said pate having its ends bent to provide hangers for the reception of theprojecting ends of the rods, one of said hangers having its ends open,and a spring wire gate having corrugated angle ends for closing the openends of the said hanger, and a normallyclosed compartment on the innerface of oneof the sides of the cover and designed for the reception ofthe folded strips and rodsprior to the gumming connection of the stripswith the, music sheets or for the rods when removed from the strips. 4.In combination, centrally folded and stitched gummed strips designed tobe adhesively secured to sheets of musicand rods passing between thestitching and the folds of the strips and projecting therebeyond, a

book cover comprising a comparatively thin back and thickened sides,said back being arched outwardly, a. reinforcing block for the back, aninwardly arched plate havin flanged sides which are received and securebetween the block and the back, said arched 10 plate having its endsbent to provide upper and lower holders for the rods, the edges of thebent portions being inturned and the ends of the lower holder beingclosed and those of the upper holder being open, and a 15 spring gatefor closing or opening either end of the upper han er.

In testimony w ereofI aflix 111 Si ature.

' ALFRED E ER.

